Anna
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| − | '''''anna''''' is a noun meaning "gift" in [[Quenya]]. Compare with ''[[ant]]'' in [[Sindarin]]. | + | '''''anna''''' is a noun meaning "gift" in [[Quenya]] (derived from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[ANA|ANA<sup>1</sup>]]). Compare with ''[[ant]]'' in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref> |
[[Image:Anna.gif]]''Anna'' is also the name of the twenty-third letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. | [[Image:Anna.gif]]''Anna'' is also the name of the twenty-third letter of the [[Tengwar]] alphabet. | ||
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* [[Annatar]] = "Lord of Gifts" | * [[Annatar]] = "Lord of Gifts" | ||
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* ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | * ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'' by [[Ruth S. Noel]] | ||
| − | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]] | + | * [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qlist.htm Quenya Corpus Wordlist] edited by [[Helge Kåre Fauskanger]]</small> |
[[Category:Quenya nouns]] | [[Category:Quenya nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Tengwar letters]] | [[Category:Tengwar letters]] | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 28 November 2010
anna is a noun meaning "gift" in Quenya (derived from the Elvish root ANA1). Compare with ant in Sindarin.[1]
Anna is also the name of the twenty-third letter of the Tengwar alphabet.
Example:
- Annatar = "Lord of Gifts"
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 348